August 6, 2014 / Front Page

The second phase of the county’s new garbage collection system was implemented this week with the opening of the Jakin compactor site located on Spooner Quarter Road at Chalker Williams Road. Dumpster sites which were closed this week wer More...

Blakely and Early County were recently featured on WTVY’s “Live at Lunch” which airs each Thursday. During the program they featured the Early County Museum, interviewing Priscilla Perkins and Julianne Hudson; discussed Tom&rs More...

St. Maryland Saint Maryland Missionary Baptist Church’s worship services will begin at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday School will begin at 10 a.m. beginning Sunday, Aug. 3. The church is located at 106 Hwy. 27 South, Blakely. More...

Lois Denise McLendon, 57, of Edison, Ga., died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at her residence. Miss McLendon was born June 19, 1957, in Edison, Ga., to H.T. “Ted” McLendon and the late Lois Jean Farris McLendon. More...

Summer may have come to an end but for many children in Early County, there will be many great 4-H summer memories. Early County 4-H offered a variety of activities for the youth of the community to participate. More...

The ECMS and ECHS Cross Country teams will host a 5K run, “We Run This Town,” Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. This will be an evening run around the square in Blakely and will feature some of the murals around town. More...

Despite knocking over a barrel in their first run in the 1D division of the 6th NBHA Youth World Championship, Lacie Bond McFay had an awesome week in the barrel racing event July 19- 26 in Perry. Lacie Bond entered three horses in this year&rs More...

The Bobcat baseball boosters invite everyone to the Bobcat Baseball Auction Saturday, Aug. 16 at Funny Girl. Admission is free. Dinner is available for $15. Everyone can bid on items during the Silent Auction from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. More...

Early County Young Farmers will host a Farm Bill update Monday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Ag Center. FSA Regional Director Ty Godfrey will be the speaker. Call, or text, 229-724- 8206 or email dwolfe@early.k12.ga.us to RSVP for a meal count. More...

We’ve reached the month of August, with which I have long had a love-hate relationship. I love August because it means football season is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to start planning for a new season of tailgat More...

Representatives from Aspire and the Early- Blakely Chamber of Commerce, joined by community officials and business leaders, gathered Monday for an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for Aspire’s Calhoun, Early, Miller Developmental Disability Servic More...

Staff members from the Gentiva Hospice and Home Health offices will be blanketing their local service areas throughout August, distributing food collection bags and gathering donations for the Salvation Army Food Pantry as part of the company’s More...